Boxing-machine.



S. S. & W. W. TAINTER & G. P. STANLEY. BOXING MACHINE.

v APiLIOATION FILED AUG. 23, 1909. 953 858.

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Patented Mar. 29, 1910.

S. S.- & W. W. TAIN TER 6: Gn P. STANLEY.

BOXING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 23, 1909.

Patented Mar. 29, 1910.

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ANDREW B GRAHAM 00., PHOTO-LITNOGRAPHERS, WASHINGTON, n C.

s. s. & W. W. TAINTER & G. P. STANLEY. BOXING MAQHINE. APPLICATION FILEDAUG. 23, 1909.

Patented Mar. 29, 1910.

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ANDREW v1 GMKAM c0. PHOTO-LITHDGRAPDIERS WASHINGTON. D. c

S. S. & W. W. TAINTER & G. P. STANLEY.

BOXING MACHINE.

APPLIGATION IILEDAUG. 2a, 1909.

Patented Mar. 29, 1910.

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NTER & G. P. STANLEY.

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FILED S. S. & W. W. TAI

BOXIN APPLICATION AUG.23, 1909.

Patented Mar. 29, 1910.

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SIMON S. TAINTER, WILLIS W. TAINTER,

AND GEORGE P. STANLEY, OF DIXFIELD,

IIIAINE.

BOXING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 29, 1910.

Application filed August 23, 1909. Serial No. 514,137.

To all whom it may concem:

Be it known that we, SIMON S. Txrnrnn, VVILLIs W. TAINTER, and GEORGE P.STAN- LEY, citizens of the United States, residing at Dixfield, in thecounty of Oxford and State of Maine, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Boxing-Machines, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to an improvement in machines for boxingtooth-picks and other small articles of somewhat similar shape.

As the machine is especially intended for use in boxing tooth-picks theinvention is illustrated as embodied in a machine especially constructedfor that purpose.

Wooden tooth-picks are usually put up and sold in small boxes containingapproximately a definite quantity of tooth-picks. When the tooth picksare boxed by machinery it is important that mechanism be provided formeasuring or furnishing a uniform quantity of picks for each box andthat the picks shall be delivered to the box in such manner that theyshall all be laid parallel with each other in the box.

In a patent issued to us No. 869,993, dated Nov. 5, 1907, there wasshown and described mechanism of the general character above mentioned.The present invention is an improvement on the machine shown in saidpatent.

The invention will be fully understood from the following descriptiontaken in connection with the accompanying drawings, and the novelfeatures will be pointed out and clearly defined in the claims of thespecification.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine embodying ourinvention, certain parts being broken away for greater clearness. Fig. 2is a vertical section from front to rear through the reservoir andmeasuring mechanism and showing the wheel conveyer stripped of itshousing. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the machine as viewed from theright of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a plan of the machine. Fig. 5 is a section online 55 of Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawings-A represents a rotary conveyer whichreceives the tooth-picks from a chute B leading from any general sourceof supply, preferably leading from the tumbling mechanism in which thetooth picks are finished, as it is convenient and economical because thetooth picks are boxed directly as they come from the toothpick makingmachine. The tooth picks are fed by the rotary conveyer A into thereservoir C which feeds them into the measuring mechanism D whence theypass into the boxes E, all of which will be more particularlyhereinafter described.

The rotary conveyer A comprises a wheel 1 mounted on a shaft 2 andprovided with a series of blades 3 inserted in the periphery andextending outwardly therefrom forming a series of buckets 4t, disposedaround the periphery of the wheel. The wheel is driven in the directionindicated by the arrow, by means of a pulley 5 mounted on a shaft 2, orby any other suitable driving mechanism. The picks are delivered fromthe chute B into the ends of the buckets a preferably on the rise of thebucket after the bucket passes above the center or axis of rotation, asshown in Fig. 3. The chute B is set at a pitch so that the picks willeasily slide down, and is so located with relation to the conveyer thatthe picks are delivered into the ends of the buckets, preferable to havethe blades set at an angle to the periphery of the wheel at about thesame pitch as the chute so that when the buckets come around intoposition to receive the picks from the chute, the bucket will be inalinement with the chute. Although the blades are set diagonally of theperiphery of the wheel, it is preferable that they be radial to thecenter of the wheel, that is the plane of the blades would cut the axisof the wheel at an angle at the center.

In order to retain the picks within the buckets until each bucket hasrevolved around to a point just over the entrance to the reservoir, thewheel is provided with a housing comprising a peripheral curved guard orplate 6 and two side guards 7, 8, connected with the peripheral guard 6and secured to a fixed frame 9. The curved peripheral guard 6, asplainly shown in Fig. 8, preferably begins at a point somewhat below theaxis of the conveyer and extends around to the point where the picks areto leave the buckets to be delivered into the reservoir C. The sideguard 8 which is on i the opposite side of the conveyer wheel from andfor that reason it is that on which the picks are delivered from thechute B to the conveyer wheel, preferably extends the entirecircumference of the wheel. The guard 7 which is on the side at whichthe picks are delivered to the conveyer is shortened or cut away for aportion of its length near the point of delivery from the chute B, as itis necessary for the buckets to be opened at the end in order for thepicks to be delivered to the buckets as shown in Fig. 3. It is notnecessary for the guard 7 to extend between the point of delivery intothe reservoir C and the point at which the picks are delivered from thechute B to the buckets because on the upward rise of the buckets afterthe picks have been delivered to the reservoir C until they rise abovethe aXis of the shaft 2 there will be no picks in the bucket.

It is important that the picks shall be kept in parallel relation toeach other when received into the reservoir for the rotary conveyer. Asthey are parallel with each other in the buckets the entrance into thereservoir should register square with the buckets, and as the bucketsare set diagonally of the periphery of the wheel the wheel is set sothat the path of rotation of the conveyer will be in a plane which is atan angle with the plane passing through the tooth pick passage in thereservoir, that is, the wheel is set skewing with relation to thereservoir passage so as to bring the buckets in alinement with theentrance to the tooth pick passage when the picks are about to bedelivered from the buckets into the reservoir.

The reservoir C comprises two stationary vertical plates 10 11, spacedapart a distance somewhat greater than the length of the tooth-picks andtwo side plates or bars 12, 13, the tooth picks falling broadside fromthe buckets into the top of the reservoir C with their ends pointingtoward the end plates 10, 11, and their bread sides parallel with theside plates 12 13. The side plate 13 is stationary and the side plate 12is vertically reciprocable. The plate 13 is provided with a series ofrollers 14 which project into the path of the falling tooth-picks andthe side bar 12 is provided with a series of teeth 15 which project intothe path of the tooth picks, the upper side of the teeth 15 having along backward slope 1G and the lower sides 17 of the teeth beinghorizontal so that when the bar 12 moves upward the long backward slopeof the teeth will permit the bar to rise more easily and the picks willspread out into the space below the square bottom of the teeth and whenthe bar moves downward the square lower side of the teeth will push themdown, the purpose of the movable bar being to prevent the picks frombecoming too solidly massed and thereby choking the feed.

l 1 i l l Means are provided to keep the slidable rollers 1 1 inconstant rotation so that the picks will easily slide over them, and theteeth 15 not only aid in feeding the picks through the reservoir butalso and especially they tend to prevent clogging of the picks in thereservoir. The teeth further prevent the picks falling end on, that isas they strike the teeth in descending they are returned to thehorizontal position and thus pass down and are delivered horizontally asrequired.

The means shown for rotating the cylinders or rollers 14 is to provideeach cylinder with a pinion 18, said pinions 18 being operativelyconnected together by an intermediate gear such as pinions 19, one ofwhich is mounted 011 a shaft 20 which carries a pulley 21 connected by abelt 22 with suitable driving mechanism. Said belt 22 as shown ridesover an idler pulley 23, and also around the pulley 24L which drives theshaft 25 for operating the reciprocating bar 12,- as will be hereinafterdescribed.

The toothed side bar 12 is given a. vertically reciprocable or jiggingmovement for the purpose already mentioned. This movement may be givenby any suitable mechanism. The mechanism for doing this which we employ,and which is shown in the drawings, is as follows :Secured to the outerface of the bar 12 is a bracket 26 provided with cars 27 to which ispivoted a lever 28 actuated by an eccentric 29 driven by shaft 25.

In the position shown in the drawings, the reciprocable bar 12 is shownin its lowermost position. In order to prevent the bar 12 from beingpushed into the passageway in the reservoir, cross-bars 30, 31, areprovided, secured to the outer face of the reciprocable bar 12, theouter ends of which bear against the edges of the end plates 10 11. Inorder to prevent the bar 12 from falling outward, we provide two springs32, the upper ends of which are secured to the edges of the plates 1011. The lower ends of said springs are free, and press against the outerface of the lower crossbar 31, thus giving an elastic pressure againstthe cross-bar 31 which will be sufficient to hold the reciproeable bar12 against falling outward and at the same time will permit the verticalreciprocation of the bar 12 without undue frietion. As shown in thedrawings, the recip rocable bar 12 is in its lowermost position, thesides of the bar 12 toward their upper ends having outwardly flaringportions 121 which bear against the corresponding upwardly inclinededges of the end plates 10 11, thus forming a solid stop for thedownward movement of the reciprocable bar 12.

The stationary side bar 13 is formed with inwardly projecting ribs 33concaved at their lower part 35 to aflord space for the cylinders orrollers 14 and having backwardly inclined upper faces 34, which are sodisposed with relation to the beveled upper faces 16 of the teeth on thereciprocable bar 12 that the picks as they roll down upon the slopingfaces of the teeth 15 will slide toward the sloping faces 34 of thefixed bar 13, whence they will slide down over the cylinders 14, thusgiving to the picks a tendency to a zig-Zag path of movement, andmaintaining them in a horizontal position.

After the tooth-picks pass through the reservoir 0 they will bedelivered to the measuring mechanism D whence they will pass to the boxE. The measuring mechanism which we employ is an improvement upon themeasuring mechanism shown in Patent No. 886,091, to S. S. Tainter, April28, 1908. The measuring and filling mechanism will now be described.

The vertical side plates 36, 36 which form the sides of the measuringchute, have formed on their inner faces grooved ways 37 which receivethe tooth-picks from the reservoir C and form a part of the measuringdevice. These grooved ways form a passage of a length slightly greaterthan the length of the picks, so as to allow an easy passage of thepicks side downward.

There is provided a vertically reciprocable bottom 38 for the measuringdevice and a horizontal reciprocable cut-off 39 which is actuated toshut off the stream of toothpicks entering the measuring conduit formedby the grooved ways 37 when the reciprocable bottom 38 has reached thebottom of its downward stroke, that is, the reciprocable bottom 38 isadapted to extend across the passageway through the measuring chute atthe upper part thereof and to form a seat for the column of tooth picksin the reservoir C when the cut-off 39 is withdrawn. Means are providedwhereby the said movable bottom 38 is caused to gradually descend in thegrooved ways, allowing the column of tooth picks supported thereon todescend with it until the movable bottom 38 reaches the lower end of themeasuring portion of the chute, and then the movable cutoff 39 isactuated to move forward through the column of tooth-picks in the upperpart of the chute as shown in Fig. 1, thus leaving a column of picksbetween the under side of the cutoff 39 and the movable bottom 38 equalto the quantity required for filling one box. Means are provided wherebythe movable bottom 38 is then withdrawn from the grooved passage way ofthe measuring device while the cutoff 39 still holds back the column ofpicks above the cut-off and as soon as the movable bottom 38 as abovementioned has withdrawn from supporting the column of picks in themeasuring chute the column of picks below the cut-ofl' will fall downinto the box E which has been brought up beneath the measuring chute inthe manner which will be hereinafter described. After the movable bottom38 has been withdrawn it will be carried up outside of the measuringchute and then carried again transversely of the upper part of themeasuring chute just below the cut-off 39 while the cut-off 39 stillholds back the column of tooth picks above it. Then the cutoff 39 willbe withdrawn so that the column of picks may rest upon the movablebottom 38 and the movable bottom 38 will again descend permitting thesupported column of tooth picks to descend with it and the measuredquantity will again be discharged as before. This general idea of themovable bottom and the cut-off is shown in the said Patent No. 886.091above mentioned, but the mechanism for controlling it and actuating itis somewhat different. The movable bottom 38 extends laterally from acylindrical head 40 having axles 41 provided with cylindricalanti-friction roller bearings 42 which in the downward movement of thebottom 38 move in vertical ways 43 formed in the side plates 36, 36. Inthe upward movement of the bottom plate 38 the axles move in verticalguide ways 44, formed in the plates 36, 36. Rising between the ways 43and 44 and separating them from each other are ribs 45. At the lower endof each way 43 there is a horizontal passage 46 leading to the way 44through which the axles of the cylindrical head 40 may pass from theways 43 into the ways 44 to withdraw the bottom plate 38 from thetooth-pick way at the end of its downward movement. The grooved way 44for the upward return of the cylindrical head 40 has an inclined portion441 toward its upward end leading into the vertical way 43. The passagefrom the inclined portion 441 to the way 43 is normally closed, havingspring-controlled latches 47, pivoted at their lower ends to arbors 48,the inclined upper end of the latches engaging with the inclined upperside of the slotted way 441 so that the latches can open only in onedirection. The axles ride up through the inclined portions of the waysor slots 44. The cylindrical bearings 42 of the axles will engage thelatches 47 turning them forward on their pivots thereby allowing thecylindrical bearings to ride past the beveled upper ends of the latchesinto the upper part of the vertical ways 43 and moving the bottom plate38 across the tooth-pick passage 37 beneath the cut-off plate 39. Assoon as the cylindrical bearings have passed by the latches 47 thelatches will be thrown back into position by means of springs 49connected with the arms 50 which are made fast to the arbors 48 on whichthe latches 47 are mounted.

Any suitable mechanism may be employed for giving the reciprocation tothe cylindrical head 40 so as to cause the axles to move through theways in which they travel. The means shown are as follows :Connectedwith the cylindrical head is a rod 51 which at its upper end ispivotally connected with a rod 52. Projecting from the rod 52 is a pin53 which engages with a cam path 54 in a rotary cam 55 mounted on ashaft 56. Said shaft is driven in any suitable way. As shown, it isprovided with a pulley 57. A spring 58 connects the rod 51 with the rod52 which always exerts a pull on the rod 51 and when the axles of thecylindrical head 40 have reached the bottom of the grooved ways 43 thepull of the spring 58 will move the axles through the horizontal slottedways 46 into the lower end of the ways 44. The action of the cam raisesthe rod 52 from the position shown in Fig. 1, causing the axles of thehead 40 to enter the inclined portions 441 of the ways 44 and saidinclined ways cause the rod 51 to move toward the right into thevertical ways 43 thus bringing the movable bottom 38 into a positiontransversely of the measuring chute below the cut-off and column oftooth picks in the reservoir.

The mechanism for actuating the cut-off is as follows :J ournaled in theside plates 36 is a rocker-shaft 59 from which a pin (30 projectsupwardly and engages in a slot (31 in the cut-off plate 39. Mounted faston shaft 59 is a lever 62 which extends in a horizontal direction alongon the outside of one of the side plates 36 and is provided near itsforward end with an elongated horizontal slot (33 with which thereengages a pin 64 projecting from a vertical recipro- -able bar 65. Thisbar (35 is provided with pins 66 and 67 near its upper and lower endswhich engage respectively with vertically elongated slots 68 and 59 andwith the inner faces of the side plates 36. Said vertical elongatedslots 68 and 69 form guide ways which direct and limit the verticalreciprocation of the lever 65. \Vhen the bar 65 is moved upward it willcause the rocker-shaft 59 to turn in a direction to turn the pinprojecting therefrom to the right as viewed in Fig. 1 thereby moving thecut-off plate 39 to the right and out of the tooth-pick passage 37. henthe said bar is thereafter caused to descend into the position shown inFig. 1 it will move the cutoff plate in adirection crosswise of thetoothpick passage 37, as shown in Fig. 1. When the axles 41 have passedfrom the inclined portion 441 of the way 44 into the vertical ways 43and. just before reaching the upper end of the movement, the cylindricalhead 40 will engage the pin (36 and carry the pin ($6 upward in theelongated slot 68 thereby raising the bar 65 and through theintermediate mechanism, as previously described, turning therocker-shaft 59 in a direction to move the cut-off 39 backward out ofthe When the bottom plate 38 descends the head 40 will near the end ofits movement, engage the pin 67 thereby moving the bar 65 downward aspermitted by the elongated slots 68 69 into the position shown in Fig.l, and thereby turning the rocker-shaft 59 in a direction to move thecut-off plate 39 again into the tooth pick passage. Mounted fast uponthe shaft 59 is a block 70 from which projects a handle 71 whereby thecut-off may be operated by hand if desired.

Boxes E are moved along upon a table 72 by means of an endless chain 73which is provided with laterally projecting blocks or fingers 74 spacedat intervals apart and adapted to engage boxes one'by one to bring themto a position beneath the measuring chute D. The chain 73 is given anintermittent movement, the distance between the blocks 74 being equal tothe distance that the chain travels at each period of movement so that abox will be left in position under the measuring chute at the end ofeach period of movement. It is desirable that the box shall be broughtup close to the bottom of the outlet from chute when the tooth picks aredischarged into it. Just below the measuring chute and on each side ofthe passage way are the downwardly extending side guides or wings 75,and it is desirable that the box E shall be brought up nearly to thebottom of said side guides 75. In order, however to avoid any frictionof the heaped-up mass of tooth-picks in the box with the lower sides ofthe guide ways 7 5 when the carrier chain moves to carry the filled boxaway, the upper surface of the table 72 should be enough lower than thebottom of the side guides 75 so that there will be a space between thetop of the box and the bottom of the side guides before the box beginsto move. We therefore provide elevator mechanism for raising the boxfrom its normal position on the table to a position closer up to thebottom of the guides 75. The mechanism which we provide is as follows:Secured to the underside of the table 72 is one end of a plate spring76, whose forward end is free and carries upon its upper side fourupwardly projecting pins 77 which extend up through slots in the tableat the point over which the box comes to a state of rest at the end ofthe period of movement of the chain. Mounted on a shaft 78 is a cam 79which is adapted to engage with a projection 80 on the under side of theplate 76 and thereby move the free end of the plate 76 upward so thatthe pins 77 will raise the box from the table close up under the guides75 of the measuring chute as shown in Fig. 2. The cam 79 and the drivingmechanism therefor is so timed with relation to the movement of thecartooth pick passage.

the measuring rier chain, that the elevating movement will occur at theend of each period of movement of the carrier chain. The said shaft 78which drives the elevator cam 79 is driven through suitable means by thesame shaft 56 which controls the movement of the movable bottom andcut-off of the measuring mechanism. The said connections as shownconsist of a sprocket wheel 81 mounted on shaft 78 driven by a chain 82which connects with the sprocket 83 mounted on said shaft 56. As soon asthe carrier chain 1 starts after the box is filled the projections onthe under side of the spring 7 6 will ride off of the cam 79 and thespring 76 i will therefore drop back into its normal position leavingthe box upon the table in position to be engaged by the finger 7e andmoved forward while another empty box is being brought to positionbeneath the measuring chute.

As previously stated the carrier chain is given an intermittentmovement. The mechanism for doing this is as follows: The chain 73passes around a sprocket wheel 86 mounted on shaft 87 at the forwardpart of the machine and passes around a sprocket at the rear of themachine (not shown because the machine is broken away) and around anidler (also not shown). Mounted also on shaft 87 is a pinion 88 whichengages with a gear wheel 89 fast on a shaft 90. Mounted loose on saidshaft 90 is a rocker-arm 91 pivoted to which is a pawl 92 which isadapted to engage with the teeth of the gear 89, being normally held inengagement with said gear by a spring 93. Flexibly connected with therocker-arm 91 is a crank arm 9% at one end thereof, the other end ofsaid crank arm being eccentrically connected with a disk 95 mounted faston shaft 78. During the first half of each rotation of the disk 95 thecrank arm 9a will move forward, that is to the right as shown in Fig. 2,turning the rocker-arm 91 also forward and downward and by means of thepawl 92 which is engaged with the gear 89, gear 89 will be partially to1 tated according to the length of the stroke of the crank arm. Duringthe remaining half of the rotation of the disk 95 the crank at will bemoved backward turning back also the rocker arm 91, and the pawl 92 willtrail back over the teeth of the gear 89 without moving the gear 89. Thepartial rotation of the gear 89, as above described, gives also apartial rotation to the pinion 88 and therefore to the shaft 87 and thesprocket 86 which carries the feed chain 73. The crank rod 94 isadjustably connected with the rocker arm 91 by passing through a stud 96which projects from the side of the rocker arm 91 and is clamped thereinby a set screw 97 (see Figs. 2, 3 and 4:). By means of the set-screw 97the crank rod 94 may be adjusted to vary the length of this operativeportion and thereby varying the length of the stroke.

As the tooth picks sometimes fill the box a little too full there isprovided means for leveling off the heaped up tooth-picks in a box afterthe box passes from beneath the measuring mechanism. This levelingmechanism consists of a horizontal arm 84: mounted on a vertical rotaryshaft 85 so that the arm 8% sweeps around in a circle with its loweredge slightly above the top of the box as shown in Fig. 2. Means areprovided for actuating said leveling arm 84, which is as follows:-Mounted on the lower end of the shaft 85 is a beveled gear 98 whichengages with a beveled gear 99 on shaft 100. Mounted also on shaft 100is a sprocket 101 over which runs a sprocket chain 102 which runs over asprocket 103 mounted on shaft 78. Thus the shaft 7 8 is driven by itsconnection with the shaft 56. This shaft 56 drives the movable bottomand the cut-off of the measuring chute; it also drives the feed chainfor the boxes and thereby controls the intermittent feed and it drivesthe leveling mechanism and controls the boxelevator mechanism. Thedriving shaft 2 for the wheel conveyer is independently operated and thepulley 21 for the feed slide 12 is also independently operated. Afterthe box has passed under the leveling arm 84, the box will be removed bythe operator by hand, or by any suitable way.

What we claim is;

1. In a machine for boxing tooth picks, a "ot-ary wheel conveyer havingon its periphery a series of buckets formed by blades set diagonally ofthe periphery.

2. In a machine for boxing tooth picks, a rotary wheel conveyer havingon its periphery a series of buckets formed by blades set parallel witheach other and diagonally of the periphery.

3. In a machine for boxing tooth picks, a rotary wheel conveyer havingon its periphery a series of buckets formed of blades set parallel witheach other and diagonally of the periphery and radially to the wheel.

l. In a machine for boxing tooth picks, a rotary wheel conveyer havingon its periphery a series of buckets formed of blades set parallel witheach other and diagonally of the periphery, a feed chute opposite oneside of the path of the buckets on the side against the higher end ofthe diagonally disposed blades and pitched at a downward anglesubstantially parallel with the angle of in clination of the blades.

5. In a machine for boxing tooth picks, a rotary wheel conveyer havingon its periphery a series of buckets formed of blades set parallel witheach other and diagonally of the periphery, a feed chute opposite oneside of the path of the buckets on the side against the higher end ofthe diagonally disposed blades and inclined downwardly substantiallyparallel with the angle of inclination of the blades and a reservoirchute below the conveyer having a tooth pick passage in line with thediagonally disposed buckets of the conveyer.

6. In a machine for boxing tooth picks, a rotary wheel conveyer havingon its periphery a series of buckets formed of blades set parallel witheach other and diagonally of the periphery, a feed chute opposite oneside of the path of the buckets on the side against the higher end ofthe diagonally disposed blades and inclined downwardly substantiallyparallel with the angle of inclination of the blades, and a stationaryhousing closing the ends of the buckets on the ends opposite thereceiving ends throughout the entire circumference and closing thereceiving ends and tops from a point somewhat above the receiving pointaround to the discharge point.

7. In a machine for boxing tooth picks, a measuring chute, a reservoirchute which delivers picks to the measuring chute, said reservoir chutehaving a vertically vibrating side formed with teeth which project intothe path of the tooth picks as they pass through the reservoir chute.

S. In a machine for boxing tooth picks, a measuring chute, a reservoirchute which deli'vers picks to the measuring chute, said reservoir chutehaving a vertically vibrating side formed with teeth which project intothe path of the tooth picks as they pass through the reservoir chute,said teeth being formed with relatively long downwardly sloping upperedges and shorter lower edges.

In a machine for boxing tooth picks, a measuring chute, a reservoirchute which delivers picks to the measuring chute, said reservoir chutehaving a vertically vibrating side formed with teeth which project intothe path of the tooth picks as they pass through the reservoir chute,and a row of parallel rollers in front of the opposite side wall of thereservoir chute.

10. In a machine for boxing tooth picks, a measuring chute a reservoirchute which de livers picks to the measuring chute, said. reservoirchute having a vertically vibrating side formed with teeth which projectinto the path of the tooth picks as they pass through the reservoirchute, the opposite side being formed with a vertical row of projectionsextending into the feed passage and having a. sloping upper edge andcylindrical rollers in front of said projections.

11. In a machine for boxing tooth picks, a measuring chute a reservoirchute which de livers picks to the measuring chute, said reservoir chutehaving a vertically vibrating side formed with teeth which project intothe path of the tooth picks as they pass I l J l 1 1 through thereservoir chute, theopposite side being formed with a vertical row ofprojections extending into the feed passage and having a sloping upperedge and cylindrical rollers in front of said projections, said rollersbeing opposite the recesses between the teeth of the vibrating side.

12. In a machine for boxing tooth picks, a measuring chute a reservoirchute which delivers picks to the measuring chute, said reservoir chutehaving a vertically vibrating side formed with teeth which project intothe path of the tooth picks as they pass through the reservoir chute,said vibrating side being movable laterally a yielding guide plate whichholds said vibrating side against improper displacement, and a springwhich holds said guide plate in yielding pressure against said vibratingside.

13. In a machine for boxing tooth picks, a rotary wheel conveyer havingon its periphery a series of buckets formed of blades set parallel witheach other and diagonally of the periphery, a feed chute opposite oneside of the path of the buckets on the side against the higher end ofthe diagonally disposed blades and inclined downwardly substantiallyparallel with the angle of inclination of the blades, and a reservoirchute below the conveyer having a tooth pick passage in line with. thediagonally disposed buckets of the conveyer, said reservoir chute havinga vertically vibrating side formed with teeth which project into thetooth pick passage of the reservoir, a measuring chamber below thereservoir chute, and means for controlling the delivery of picks fromthe reservoir to the measuring chamber.

14. In a machine for boxing tooth picks, a rotary wheel conveyer havingon its periphery a series of buckets formed of blades set parallel witheach other and diagonally of the periphery, a feed chute opposite oneside of the path of the buckets on the side against the higher end ofthe diagonally disposed blades and inclined downwardly substantiallyparallel with the angle of inclination of the blades, and a reservoirchute below the conveyer having a tooth pick passage in line with thediagonally disposed buckets of the conveyer, said reservoir chute havinga vertically vibrating side formed with teeth which project into thetooth pick passage of the reservoir, a measuring cham ber below thereservoir chute, and means for controlling the delivery of picks fromthe reservoir to the measuring chamber, and means for controlling thedischarge from the measuring chamber.

15. In a machine for boxing toot-h picks, a measuring chute, means forcontrolling the outlet from the measuring chute, an intermittentlymovable box carrier which is adapted to move boxes into a positionbeneath the outlet from the measuring chute, mechanism for raising theboxes into a position close to the outlet from the measuring chute.

16. In a machine for boxing tooth picks, a measuring chute, means forcontrolling the outlet from the measuring chute, an intermittentlymovable carrier which is adapted to move boxes into a position beneaththe outlet from the measuring chute, mechanism for raising the boxesinto a position close to the outlet from the measuring chute, themechanism for controlling the outlet from the measuring chute alsocontrolling the said elevating mechanism.

' 17. In a machine for boxing tooth picks, a measuring chute, a movablebottom for the measuring chute, a table beneath the measuring chute tosupport the boxes, mechanism for moving the boxes intermittently alongon the table at predetermined distances apart with a position of restfor each box beneath the outlet from the measuring chute, mechanism forlifting the box from the table up to a position closer to the measuringchute during the period of dwell of the moving mechanism and forlowering the box to the table, mechanism for actuating the movablebottom of the measuring chute to intermittently close and open theoutlet from the measuring chute, and means for controlling the time ofmovement of the said movable bottom and said elevator whereby the boxwill be raised when the said outlet is open and lowered after the outletis closed.

18. In a machine for boxing tooth picks, a measuring chute having amovable bottom means for actuating said movable bottom to open and closethe outlet, mechanism for intermittently positioning boxes beneath theoutlet from the measuring chute, and means for leveling the tooth picksin the box.

19. In a machine for boxing tooth picks, a measuring chute, having amovable bottom, means for actuating said movable bot tom to open andclose the outlet, mechanism for intermittently positioning the boxesbeneath the outlet from the measuring chute, means for leveling thetooth picks in the box, and means for transferring the filled boxes fromthe position beneath the measuring chute to a position for operation ofthe leveling mechanism.

20. In a machine for boxing tooth picks, a measuring chute having amovable bottom, means for actuating said movable bottom to open andclose the outlet, mechanism for intermittently carrying boxes atpredetermined distances apart successively to a position below theoutlet from the measuring chute, mechanism for lifting the box from theposition where it is left by the carrier below the chute to a closerposition to the mouth of the measuring chute above the carrier, andlowering it again to the carrier, mechanism for leveling the tooth picksin the box and mechanism for controlling the actuating mechanism for themovable bottom of the measuring chute, the box carrier and the elevatorwhereby the carrier and the elevator mechanism will be operated whilethe outlet for the measuring chute to the box is closed and will bestationary while the outlet is open.

21. In a machine for boxing tooth picks, a measuring chute having amovable bottom, means for actuating said movable bottom to open andclose the outlet, mechanism for intermittently positioning boxes beneaththe outlet from the measuring chute and means for leveling the toothpicks in the box, said leveling mechanism comprising a horizontal armmovable in a horizontal plane just over the top of the box when it is ata position of rest after the carrier has transferred it from beneath themeasuring chute, and mechanism for actuating said leveling arm to sweepacross the top of the box.

22. In a machine for boxing tooth picks, a measuring chute having amovable bottom, means for actuating said movable bottom to open andclose the outlet, mechanism for intermittently positioning boxes beneaththe outlet from the measuring chute, and means for leveling the toothpicks in the box, said leveling mechanism comprising a horizontal armmovable in a horizontal plane just over the top of the box when it is ata position of rest after the carrier has transferred it from beneath themeasuring chute, and mechanism for actuating said eveling arm to sweepacross the top of the box, common driving mechanism for the movablebottom, the box positioning mechanism and the leveling mechanism.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures, in presence of twowitnesses.

SIMON S. TAINTER. WILLIS W. TAINTER. GEORGE I STANLEY. Witnesses toSimon S. Tainter:

ROBERT L. KIMBALL, JOHN G. BUTTs. "Witnesses to W'illis WV. George P.Stanley:

CHARLES P. RIoKER, GEORGE W. RICKER.

Tainter and

